Switzerland national under 21 football team

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Appearances 3 (first in 2002) Head coach Pierluigi Tami		Best result Runner-up: 2011 Location Switzerland

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Switzerland national under 21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

UEFA U-23 Championship Record

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group

1974: Did not enter

1976: Did not enter

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

1976–1978: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.

1978–1980: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

1980–1982: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.

1982–1984: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.

1984–1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.

1986–1988: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.

1988–1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

1990–1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.

1992–1994: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.

1994–1996: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.

1996–1998: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.

1998–2000: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.

2000–2002: Losing semi-finalists

2002–2004: Finished 4th of 4 in finals group.

2004–2006: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.

2006–2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.

2007–2009: Play-off stage to Spain

2009–2011: Runner-up

Coaches

199?–2001: Köbi Kuhn

2001–2007: Bernard Challandes

2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann

2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami

2009–0000: Heinz Moser

Current squad

Switzerland squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Kazakhstan on 2 September 2016 & Bosnia & Herzegovina on 6 September 2016. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1994.